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An invaluable tool for anyone carrying out a research project.

We all learn to do research by actually doing it, but a great deal of time and effort can be wasted and goodwill lost by inadequate preparation. This book provides beginner researchers with the tools to do the job, to help them avoid some of the pitfalls and time-wasting false trails, and to establish good research habits. It takes researchers from the stage of choosing a topic through to the production of a well-planned, methodologically sound, and well-written final report or thesis on time. It is written in plain English and makes no assumptions about previous knowledge.

This new edition of Doing Your Research Project includes:

• New chapter on ethics
• Coverage of latest techniques such as grounded theory
• Completely updated coverage of documentary evidence
• Increased examples from health studies
• New referencing, library searching, and literature review chapters

This book is a guide to good practice for beginner researchers in any discipline embarking on undergraduate or postgraduate study, and for professionals in such fields as social science, education, and health.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3863 in Books
• Published on: 2005-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

About the Author
Judith Bell has worked as a university lecturer, head of department and vice principal in colleges of further education; senior counsellor and course team writer for the Open University; and as one Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools specializing in continuing education. In 1997 she was awarded the MBE for services to educational research and in the same year was awarded the degree of D.Univ by the Open University, for services to adult education and to the University. She now holds the post of Special Professor in the School of Continuing Education at the University of Nottingham.

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Customer Reviews

Research
Useful introduction to writing a research paper, will assist with initiation and project planning.. encourages you to do certain tasks on finishing each chapter.. handy for those of us who are motivationally challenged!! cannot be relied on fully as an authoritive guide to your own individuaal reaserach paper.. good generic overview however.

Book Review
This book is a great starting point, very informative and function. Has aided my dissertation to great lenghts definately a book worth purchasing

useful
Im doing a research project at the moment and i find this book is helping me with my thought processes and knowing where to begin with didfferent sections of my project. my university recommend it and i would too.